a mind like a sieve

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a mind like a sieve

The tendency to be exceptionally forgetful or absentminded; a poor memory. I need to start getting more sleep at night, because lately I've had a mind like a sieve.John has a mind like a sieve—I had to leave him three separate reminders about the play tomorrow night!

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